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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10
The Haddock Murder Case.

SIOUX CRY, April 9.-The warm weather and
the strain OF curiosity of the past few days has
materially told on the attendance at the Had
dock murder trial The courtroom this morn
ing was half full, and seats obtanabe
during the entire morning session. The judge,
lawyers and jury appear weary The first wit
ness called was F. A. Almon, who gave a de-
scripton of the doorway in which the witness
Junk said he stood when he saw Leavitt fire the
shot. The screen doors fitted close to the out
side door-sll, SO as to prohibit any one standing
upon it.
Journal reporter related his interview with
Paul Leader in January. In that conversation
Leader said he could not the man who fred
the shot plain enough to identify him. Leader
did not say anything about the assassin wearing
arubber coat.
G. H. jackson recalled and said that the
witness Schasder who said he saw. from the
Columbia House window. Leavitt fire the shot.
while living at Lake Benton, would steal tn 9
money earned by his wife at washing and spend
1t for liquor. He was in other ways given bad
reputation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10
AN OLD QUARREL RENEWED.
England and Russia About to Reyivethe
Dispute Over the Afghan Frontier. =
Disposition of the German Ecclesiastical Bill
Involved in Uncertainty-More About
Englands Claim Against Hayti.
THE AFGHAN BOUNDARY.

The Ancient Dispute Between England and
Russia About To BE Renewed.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LONDON. April 9.--Negotiations between Eng
land and Russia for determination OF the Russo
Afghan frontier have been opened at ST. Peters
burg. 1t is not believed in diplomatic circles
that the deadlock will be broken. Russia re-
fuses to give way, and threatens to occupy by
force what she claims. She has further
declared that the Afghan frontier on
The question at issue is. whether Khoja
Salch meant simply and solely the ferry village
or the district adjacent, which has been under
Afghan control Russia wants to annex the
district, iispo.sessing the Afghans. and pro-
poses placing her Cossack frontier guards so
close to the ferry that the ferry itself would be
practically in their hands. This claim
England strenuously resists, and, al
though the. strategic advantages Of the
contested district are not overwhelmingly great.
still, England has to consider the political effect
which such surrender would have upon the
native population. The Afghans cannot them.
selves resist the Russian advance. There is
powerful non-Afghan population close by which
is alleged to be ready to throw off all allie
glance to the Ameer and side with Russia.
Russia wants a slight pretext for entering
Afghan territory. and will probably do So COM
mission Or commission The rebellion in
Afghanistan will afford her an excuse and
the Afghan question will sink the Balkan ques
ton into apparent oblivion, especially if the
coercion bill should pass through the British
Parliament
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10
THE FISHERIES DISPUTE.
It's Rapidly Approaching Crisis-The Brit.
iSh Government SustainS the Canadians.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
Boston, April "a " Washington special to the
Traveller says:
''The fishery question is rapidly approaching
q elimination. The menacing attitude assumed
by the Canadian authorities encouraged by the
British government. is n new feature of the
troversy, as the United States was led to believe
that the London authorities were disposed to ad-
just the matter in dispute amcably.
1t having been ascertalned officially that
England is not disposed to make the concessions
asked by the United States. the President and
Secretary OF State are considering the next step
to take in the pending dispute. 1t is evident
from the tone of the British correspondence that
the discussions in Congress exposing the defense
less condition of the country have had some Of
feet IN stimulating the present aggressive course.
What has leaked out in Official circles indicates
that the President and the Secretaries of
State and Treasury are now in
favor Of resorting to the powers
granted by Congress If the Canadian and
English authorities persist in their course,
The outline of the proposed retaliatory procla-
nation. it is understood. has already been dis
closed. and at the proper moment will be issued
If necessary The President and Secretary Of
State are of the opinion that this controversy
has been too much protracted already, and. now
that England has shown her hand. it is time
that some positive action be taken.
There is some activity in naval circles pre-
paratory to the transportation of torpedo boats
and appliances. A careful Investigation of the
facilities fer moving this character of warlike
machinery has revealed the fact that the Eric
canal will float boats of this description. 1t is
now proposed to supply the lake ports with an
abundance of torpedo equipment. The
army will also be carefully inspected
with reference to any emergency which
might present itself in the event of the opposite
government undertaking any extreme act of
diplomacy or war The occupation of Canada
would not be serious undertaking, aud the
cutting off of British intercourse with American
forts pending preparations for naval movements
would produce panic in the British markets
which would soon bring the British government,
to terms
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10
The Schwartx-yvatr Trial.

MORRIS, Ill. April 9.-Nelson johnson, who
was a brakeman Of Conductor Wagners train on
the night of the express messenger murder, and
who has already testified for the State was
called by the defense today in the Schwartz
Watt case. He stated that the train came into
Morris that night at a high rate OF speed. Ar
irving here. the witness was sent back to flag
train No IL, and near the road-crossing east Of
Morris he met two men, who partially stopped
walking when he met them. One of these m en-
wore dark overcuat and had on stiff hat Tho
other wore SLOUGH hat. They were going north
at the time the witness met them. The cross
examination developed the fact that the witness
had made several contradictory statements since
the murder regarding what he testified to-day,
and the force of his evidence was considerably
shaken. No other testimony of Importance Was
elected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10
What Is Being Done q. Washington.


WASHINGTON, April 9.-Although no official
confirmation has been received at the Depart
ment Of State of the report that Great Britain
has threatened to seize Tortugas Island, yet it
is learned that the American consul at Hayti
has kept the department. fully informed
as to the nature Of the British claim
and all proceedings taken by that gov
eminent against Hayti during the past
three or four years. Now that the matter IS re-
ported to have assumed so serious phase the
government. with view to being prepared for
any emergency. is beginning to canvass its re-
sources In case 1t should become necessary to
again assert the intention of this country to
maintain the Monroe doctrine to the extent of
protecting the small republics of the
American continent against the entertainments
of European powers The result of
the inquiries into the naval resources
OF the United States Is not encouraging. so far.
Several wooden vessels forming the training
squadron are now on their way northward from
the West Indies. and at present therdGs no YES
sci bearing the American flag in Haytisn waters.
The Yantic is a: Key West ard the Galena at
Aspinwall and it is possible that one or both OF
these vessels may be ordered to the vicinity of
Hayti, to represent the United States govern
ment in the event it may become necessary to
enter a formal protest against European en-
croachment in the West Indies
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10
THE ENTHUsIAsM OF NATURAr, GAS.

There is disposition on the part of cautious
and too matter of-fact citizens to check all re-
ioicing by residents of indianapolis over the
benefits to be derived from natural gas until
the fluid has actually been discovered. This
is all wrong. Some latitude should be given
to those persons who are capable of indulging
in the pleasures of the imagination Vol
umes have been written on the pleasures of
hope, and that cheerful faculty of the mind is
universally acknowledged to be one that de-
serves cultivation. Hope must be raised and
fancy stirred by even faint prospect of being
able to substitute the cheap and convenient
ras for the coarse and cumbersome, and like
wise costly fuels, wood and coal, and
1t is q very prosaic soul . in
deed who would cut off this source
sot endowment. The Trenton rock beneath In
dinnapolis may yield up no gaseous treasure
but before that fact is determined why should
not the hopeful individual be allowed to pict-
ure TO himself enhancing possibilitiesl After
bard winter and cold, late spring vision of
I % earthly future on which no coal bills shall
az
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10

NoBLEsvILLE April 9.-Rev. II. j. Meek of
tho NJ. E. Church. is attending conference at
Marion. Mr. Meek has just closed three years
Of successful work as pastor of the NJ. E. Churc'
at this place. He leaves the church with a II.
gain in membership of ninety-one, making i
total membership of more than 400. Professor
White Of the Noblesvills high school, is attend
ing the NJ. E. conference Mt Marion, and intends
to enter the pulpit. Rev. W. P Miller. of Lane
Seminary, Cincinnati. is visiting friends here,
and will occupy the pulpit of the Presby terrain
Church tomorrow. The NJ. E. Church people
will at once erect handsome new parsonage at
cost of 81, 600. The Christian Church Sunday
school gave entertainment at the church FRI
day evening that was enjoyable affair. The
Presby Church gave an Easter social at
the residence of John Thorn on Friday evening
that proved both a social and financial success
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10
MINOR MENTION.

EVERY once in while the color line breaks
out in new spot, bur with constantly diminish
ing energy. The spirit Of the age and the com.
mon sense OF the people are against it. The
latest exhibition of it occurred few days ago in
the Art Students League of New York, when
young coIored student vas admitted to the class.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10
Temperance Convention Al Noblesville.

Special to the Iudianap polls Journal.
NoBLEsvILLE, April 9.-There will be tenn
perance convention at the Christian Church and
on Wednesday evening at the Nj. E. Church Of
Noblesville, under the auspices of the State Tenn
perance Union, for the purpose of organizing a
local union. The movement is said to be strictly
non partisan, and. able speakers promised
for the occasion. Hamilton county is one of
the banner temperance counties of the State;
still there is ample room for great good to be
accomplished by persistent non partisan tenn
perance effort, and so long as the question is
maintained aloof from politics 1t will meet with
a hearty response from the people of Hamilton
county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Lord Salisbury's Health Causing Uneasiness
Among His Colleagues.

Lord Salisbury's Health Causing Uneasiness
Among His Colleagues.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LONDON, April Git is reported this evening
that Lord Salisbury far from being well
man. His condition is undoubtedly causing
much uneasiuess. to his colleagues. 1t IS not
given to any Englishman to govern the empire
with light heart and Lord Salisbury has con-
fessed more than once lately that the burden
now requires exceptional powers of endurance.
Between the Premier's illness and his public
responsibilities there is obvious con-
nec.ion. 1t is stated that Sir William
Janney, the Premier's physician. has adj
vised short residence abroad for
his lordship 1t would not be very
convenient to have the head of the
government at the high-tide Of the session. on
the continent. just now Lord Salisbury's place
is in London, where his presence is likely to be
greatly needed during the next month. But the
counsel by Sir William tanner is indicative of
the condition Of his noble patient and with that
condition the public readily and deeply sympa-
thiZe
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10
Cable Notes.

A Spanish royal decree just issued places the
Saharan coast. for the five degrees between
Cape Blanco and Cape Bojador. under the iurs-
diction of the governorshp OF the Canary islands.
Information has been received at Berlin from
St Petersburg that a quantity of dynamite has
bsen abstracted from the artillery depot at
Libau. Many persons have been arrested on
suspicion of being implicated in the affair
The St. Petersburg Novoe Vremya says the
Russian government proposes to apply the pass
port tax not only to natives going abroad but
also to foreigners residing in the empire or en-
gagged in Russian commerce manufactures.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10
A Reign of Lawlessness in Tonouin.

PARIS, April 9-Private advices from Ton
quin represent the country being infested
With pirates roaming about in powerful bands,
robbine. committing all kinds Of outrages.
and causing much trouble and loss of
life among the French. The French
troops are unable to cope with the
pirates. and reinforcements are much needed.
These the French government, it is said. is un-
willing to furnish. the temper of the Republic
being averse to colonial expansion, and it is re-
ported that General Bouanger declares that all
the available soldiers Of France are at present
REQUIRED at home
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10

war Dessalines. Captain Cooper. Ia son Of Ad-
miral Cooper, of the United States navy, is
also here. Captain Cooper stated positively that
the rumors Of revolutionary movement there.
and another massacre of mulattoes. were abso-
lutey groUndless: that perfect peace and quiet
regned in Port-au- Prince and that he Captain
Cooper had left his family there. Her Msjesty's
ship Canada, with the British commissioner on
board, is still at Port-au. Prince. Mr. Hill is ex-
pected here within fortnight. The general
opinion is that the matter will DO amicably set
ted
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10
The Litigation Over the Fort Wayne Gazette

The Litigation Over the Fort Wayne Gazette.
Special to the Irdianapolis Journal.
Fort WAYNE Ind, April The case Of the
Keil Brothers Keator & Holman, late of the
Daily Gazette, was concluded to-day It was an
action on unpaid notes given by the defendants
for the Gazerte newspaper establishment. and
asking for decree of foreclosure of the mort
gage given to secure the payment OF the
notes. The suits involved the title to
the Daily and Weekly Gazette. The
defense was want of consideration, the
value of the property. especially that of the As
sociated Press privilege, it was alleged. having
been misrepresented. The case was ably man
aged on both Sides the trial lasting all week and
attracting much attention. After retiremens
of FIVE hours the jury this evening returned
verdict, finding for the plaintiffs 1t is not known
whether the defendants will appeal The Ga
zette has been in the hands o. a receiver for six
weeks
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10
A Redeeminc Feature.


The ipterstate-commerce bill isn't all bad. We
have examined it carefully, and can find no
clause that requires newspaper to give a rail-
road company 81 worth Of advertising for so
cents
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10

AT meeting of the ministers of New York,
on Thursday. the daily newspaper the topic
of discussion. Rev Robert Colyer, when called
upon. said he believed that the public journals
of the country more faithfully and more
widely read than the Bible itself He consid-
cred the daily press an everlasting committee
of investigation 1t unearthed fraud, exposed
wickedness and did noble work in graphing
with corruption. The first thing he did on Sun
day morning after breakfast was to read the
newspapers. Then he read his sermon. Mr.
Collyer is a wise II the great Unitarian
divine could only have the Sunday Journal to
read what sermons his congregation would hear,
to be surel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10

AT o'clock on yester cen
As rare sight as e'er was seen
Showed with a glowing, golden sheen
The budding boughs of trees between.
That excellent orb, the setting sun,
His task being Ser and days work done,
At journeys end and goal well won,
Did paint his face as if for fun.
During the day twas dazzling bright,
AS fresh from furnace heated white,
And scattering far its rays of light
Seemed to defy the coming night.
But just before he went to bed
It turned deep and fiery red,
And through the fleeing twilight shed
. A wealth of golden rays ahead.
And so he filled his big, red face
To larger and still larger space,
Until it seemed within an ace
OF bursting ere his ended race.
But nothing burst and nothing broke,
Twas nothing but an April joke;
With red he painted the whole town,
And then he quietly went down.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10
TWELVE PAGES.

70 accommodate the advertisements.
slight change in the makeup of the Jour-
nal is made this morning The paper COM
plises Twelve Pages, and all patrons should
see that they are supplied with both sheets
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10

A TRAIN-wREcscR on trial at Lincoln, Neb.
asked for a change of venue on the ground that
the sheriff had an annual pass over the road
and the prisoner did not believe fair and i'm
partial jury would be given him. Possibly the
abolition of the system will enable train
wreckers to get justice. 1t is a consummation
deyoutly to be wished
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10

THE Supreme Court of Kansas has decided
that married woman need not take her hus-
bands name unless she chooses. This is consid-
cradle of step towards the enfranchisement of
the once down trodden sex, but the chances are
that the advanced" women out there will not
be happy until the law compels husband to take
the name of his spouse
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10

There arc about 400 students in the League and
this is the first co.ored student ever admitted.
number of students from the South expressed
disapproyal but it met with no encourage
ment THE young man has quite talent
for drawing said the curator of the League
"and he was admitted to the League solely upon
the merit Of his work. The managers of the
League do not take into consideration creed or
color when applicants desire to join the institu-
ton, but simply pass them upon the quality of
their work. He will stay in the League just
long as his work shows the requisite ability, and
the expression of any feeling of antipathy by
other students will not affect his position with
the board of control in the least" This is the
correct principle and the right stand to take in
all such cases. When it comes to any contest of
brains or skill the Caucasian cannot afford to
clude the African from competition the color
pretext.
If Macauley's New Zealander should happen
around this way few centuries hence, and by
accident find a newspaper Of the present he
would puzzle over it more than the savants now
do over the hiaroglyphics on the Egyptian
obelsks He would wonder what it meant when
who drew blanks until the seventh inning,
when, by poor work on the part of the battery
and terrific sluggng on the part of Dennis Null
cafferty, who made a corking hit to the outfeld
fence was brought in to the home plate
O'Grady, who was recently sold to Cincinnati
then did some heroic work, driving three
Dagger to the edge of the field, which would have
brought another man in but for the lightning
recovery of Hogarty. whose line throw to home
headed him off. A rapid succession of goose
eggs, caused by weak hits and fumbling, closed
the afternoons work, which may hs set down as
another triumph for the locals. We have a
great team They show up in good FORM ard
our suggers know how to handle the sphere :
After reading, this lucid paragraph he would
doubtless prepare lecture ''The Religious
Rites of the Ancient North Americans" and show
that this scrap alluded to barbarous sacrifices
practiced in the nineteenth century.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10

THIS is what they call ''clew' down in New
Jersey. Near the body of girl who was muir
dered in the vicinity of Railway the other day,
was found basket containing nine eggs. De
tectives have since. of course. been very active
in their search for the murderer, and one of
them vino has found three eggs in closet of
neero's house in the neighborhood, thinks they
are the missing ones that should be in the bas
ket, and that he is the trail of the guilty
wretch. Your professional detective is apt to
be ''rum critter.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10

Such an incident as the Railway murder mys-
terry gives startling view of the tragic side of
life in and near great cities Murders are fire.
quent enough, but generally the victim is identi-
fed. In this the Identification Of the muir
dered girl has bafied every effort The startling
feature of the case is that not less than hun
dred persons have examined the corpse to see if
it were the body of some missing relative The
fact shows that the list of persons missing and
unaccounted for must always be considerable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10

THE old-fashioned game of checkers, which,
by the way, is very scientific game when we'll
played. has been revived in place where one
would least expect it. This is in the Cotton Elk
change, New York. The New York Sun says
from the first gong to the last sound thereof,
dozen brokers sit at the table in the ante room
and play checkers with all the intensity of men
enraptured with faro and poker OF course,
there are not always the same brokers at the
tables, for the passion for the game is very gen.
eral among them. The parlor of the Stock Ex-
change is also provided with chess and checkers,
aud occasionally brilliant games are played
, 1887-02-13

Judge o.. A. Lochrane, OF Georgia, is cred
tied with the following: Governor Gordon,
Senator Colquitt and Gen. Benning were to
gether in the southern army. The first two
arc very religious and always engaged in
prayer before going into a battle One day
just before the Federal troops were about to
charge, Gems. Gordon and Colquitt started
toward Il little log cabin. On the way they
met Gen. Benning, and they asked him to
join them in the cabin. Ho supposed they
were going in there to take a drink md fol
lowed them. Give me n drink quick. said
Gen. Benning, as there Is no timo to lose
We did not come here to drink, said Gen.
Gordon; we came here to pray 'Oh, ex-
cuse me, said Benning, as he hurried out of
the cabin. His conduct Mortified the generals.
They could not understand how n nan could
DO so Indifferent on the owe of what promised
to be a very fierce battle. After having
prayed fervently they went Into tho conflict
full of confidence When the battle was over
1t was found that both Gems. Gordon and
colquitt had been seriously injured, while
Gen. Benning had not received II scratch -
New Orleans Times Democrat.